1913 VFL Round 1: South Melbourne v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 26 April 1913 between South Melbourne and St Kilda during round 1 of the 1913 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted St Kilda at Lakeside Oval.
Vic Belcher captained the hosts.
Harry Lever captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Harvey Kelly and the visitors were coached by George Sparrow.
South Melbourne
V. Belcher (capt.), J. Caldwell, L. Charge, C. Fincher, D. Fitzgerald, B. Franks, S. Hiskins, H. Kelly, L. Mortimer, D. Mullaly, J. Prince, A. Rademacher, L. Rusich, H. Saltau, J. Scobie, B. Sloss, B. Thomas, H. Webster
St Kilda
H. Lever (capt.), B. Anderson, D. Baird, A. Best, R. Cazaly, V. Cumberland, G. Dangerfield, W. Eicke, R. Ellis, F. Hanson, H. Hattam, P. Lynch, J. Menzies, B. Pierce, B. Schmidt, E. Sellars, A. Thomas, B. Woodcock
South Melbourne (8.15.63) defeated St Kilda (8.6.54).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: L. Mortimer (2), L. Charge, C. Fincher, B. Franks, H. Kelly, L. Rusich, B. Sloss
St Kilda: A. Best (2), B. Schmidt (2), E. Sellars (2), B. Pierce, A. Thomas
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder and St Kilda were then 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1913 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 26 April 1913
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
St Kilda
Score:
8.15.63 - 8.6.54
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 15 | 8 | . | 15 | (63) |
| St Kilda | 4 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 6 | (54) |
| Margin | STKL by 18 | SMLB by 4 | SMLB by 10 | SMLB by 9 | SMLB by 9 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Harvey Kelly
(South Melbourne),
George Sparrow
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Vic Belcher
(South Melbourne),
Harry Lever
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Norden
Goal Umpire:
J. Jones,
F. Sigmont
Boundary Umpire:
A. Bertram,
L. Stainsby
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Belcher, Vic (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Caldwell, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Charge, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Fincher, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Fitzgerald, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Franks, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Hiskins, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Kelly, Harvey | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Mortimer, Len | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Mullaly, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Prince, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Rademacher, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Rusich, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Saltau, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Scobie, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Sloss, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Thomas, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Webster, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 15 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Anderson, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Baird, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Best, Arthur | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Cazaly, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Cumberland, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dangerfield, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Eicke, Wels | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Ellis, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Hanson, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 18 | Hattam, Harrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Lever, Harry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Lynch, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Menzies, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Pierce, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Schmidt, Billy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Sellars, Ernie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Thomas, Artie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Woodcock, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 6 | |||